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Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who became the primary leader of India’s independence movement. Better known as Mahatma Gandhi, he not only led India to independence from British rule but also inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world in several other countries. Best remembered for his employment of nonviolent means of civil disobedience, he led Indians in the Dandi Salt March to protest against the British-imposed salt tax and launched the Quit India Movement, a mass protest demanding “an orderly British withdrawal” from India. Born into a religious family in British India, he was raised by parents who emphasized on religious tolerance, simplicity and strong moral values.

As a young man he went to England to study law and later started working in South Africa. There he witnessed rampant acts of racism and discrimination which angered him greatly. He spent over two decades in South Africa over the period of which he developed a strong sense of social justice, and led several social campaigns. Upon his return to India he became active in the Indian Independence Movement, ultimately leading his motherland to independence from the British rule.

He was also a social activist who campaigned for women’s rights, religious tolerance, and reduction of poverty.

Top 10 Facts You Did Not Know About Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize five times and the committee regrets not giving him the prize to this day.

Gandhi believed that walking is the best exercise and walked around 18 km every day, for 40 years!

His civil disobedience movement which inspired thousands across the globe was itself inspired by a Briton, Henry Stephens Salt, who introduced Gandhi to the works of Henry David Thoreau which had a profound impact on his thinking.

Gandhi was responsible for the Civil Rights movement in 12 countries across four continents.

He spoke English with an Irish accent, for one of his first teachers was an Irishman.

While in South Africa, Gandhi promoted football in his non-violent campaigns and helped establish three football clubs in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a fan of Mahatma Gandhi and wore circular glasses as a tribute to the great man.

He corresponded with a lot of prominent personalities of his time including Leo Tolstoy, Einstein and Hitler.

Great Britain—the very country he fought against in India’s quest for independence—released a stamp in his honor in 1969.

The clothes he wore when he was shot are still preserved in Gandhi Museum, Madurai.